Manderston House, Duns

Name: Manderston House
Address: Duns, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Duns

Top attraction, Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture

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Manderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of The Rt Hon. The 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver-plated staircase. The proprietor, Sir James Miller, 2nd Baronet, told the architect, John Kinross, that there was no budget: "It doesn't matter". The house is a Category A listed building and the surrounding area, which includes the farm complex at Buxley, is listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 55°46'57"N, 2°18'11"W

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Duns United Kingdom

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Manderston House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Edin's Hall Broch, Blackadder House, Bonkyl Kirk, Duns Castle.

4.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Edin's Hall Broch
112 min walk • Edin's Hall Broch is a 2nd-century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of very few brochs found in southern Scotland. It is roughly 28 metres in diameter.
2.8 miE
Forts and castles
Blackadder House
72 min walk • Blackadder House was an estate and stately house near the village of Allanton, in Berwickshire, Scotland. It was built on the site of the earlier Blackadder Castle. The house was vandalised by troops in World War I. Since there was no money to repair it, the house was demolished around 1925.
3.2 miN
Church
Bonkyl Kirk
83 min walk • Bonkyl Church is a Church of Scotland kirk situated at grid reference NT808595 5 miles northeast of Duns in the old county of Berwickshire. The nearest hamlet is Preston just over 2 miles to the south-west.
2.1 miW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Reportedly haunted
Duns Castle, Duns
54 min walk • Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, supposedly dates from 1320.
3.8 miE
Church
Chirnside Parish Church
97 min walk • Chirnside Parish Church is a kirk of the Church of Scotland. It is situated on the B6355 road between Duns and Eyemouth in the old county of Berwickshire, now part of the Scottish Borders, at grid reference NT869560.
1.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Blanerne Castle
46 min walk • Blanerne Castle is the remains of a 16th-century fortified house, located in the grounds of Blanerne House, an 18th-century country house between Chirnside and Preston in the Scottish Borders.
6.6 miSE
Bridge
Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
169 min walk • The Ladykirk and Norham Bridge connects Ladykirk in the Borders, Scotland, with Norham in Northumberland, England, across the River Tweed.
2.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Nisbet House
56 min walk • Nisbet House is a 17th-century mansion in the Scottish Borders. It is located on the north side of the Blackadder Water, 2.5 kilometres south of Duns, in the Merse, a low-lying part of the former county of Berwickshire.
1 miS
Forts and castles
Wedderburn Castle
25 min walk • Wedderburn Castle, near Duns, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, is an 18th-century country house that is now used as a wedding and events venue.
3.5 miW
Forts and castles
Langton Castle
89 min walk • Langton Castle is a now destroyed medieval fortress at Langton, near the burgh of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland. Little remains of the structure.
4.8 miSW
Church
Polwarth Parish Church
124 min walk • Polwarth Parish Church was a member church of the Church of Scotland before closing in 2004. It is situated atop a mound off a minor road leading from the A6105, Greenlaw to Duns road in the old county of Berwickshire, now privately owned by the Letts family who live in the adjacent Polwarth Manse and is available for weddings.